As many of you may have heard by now, the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area has its own newly incorporated Bicycle Advocacy group. The owners of Acme Bicycle Company, along with a group of highly motivated and dedicated individuals from all over the metro area, are proud to be serving on the Board of Directors of the Greater Kansas City Bicycle Federation. There will be many exciting things happening in the greater Kansas City area in regard to bicycle facilities and support. Watch here for the latest in what's happening in your city. And please contact us anytime, to learn how to become involved. You can check out further news at www.kcbikefed.org.
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NYC needs our help now!
check it out at http://www.times-up.org/legal_newswire.php
Democracy NOW! article on NYC Crit Mass
The metropolitan BICYCLE ROUTES map created by the Mid-America Regional Council are still available. The new Edition will be coming out in April 2006. Until then you can pick one up the current edition anytime at ACME BICYCLE COMPANY 412 East 18th Kansas City Missouri 816 221 2045. Maps may be ordered online at Mid-America Regional Council or by calling 816 474 4240.
Want to have some fun with your child(ren) on bicycles? Here's what some youth in Illinois are doing. Check 'em
out
One of the goals of the Greater Kansas City Bicycle Federation
will be working with local governments to create better facilities for both bicycles and pedestrians. Along with
creating pressure where needed to update our present public transport systems. The photo below demonstrates what
can happen when a city has the right idea but no guidance in how to create such facilities.
other local and regional bicycle advocacy organizations: